Round-headed leek
Allium sphaerocephalon
Common Name: Round-headed leek
Genus: Allium
Species: sphaerocephalon
Category: Bulbs, Corms, Tubers & Rhizomatous Plants
Height: 0.60 m (60 cm)
Spread: 0.08 m (8 cm)
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Small egg-shaped claret-coloured flowerheads appear like drumsticks on tall slender stems above strap-like mid-green leaves in mid- to late summer. Planted en masse in a border in full sun these diminutive claret flowers look great emerging from a screen of foliage or against a backdrop of ornamental grasses. They gently fade as summer comes to a close. - Garden care: Split and divide large clumps in autumn or spring.
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